The Advantus Difference
At Advantus Health Partners, our focus is on providing you with end-to-end supply chain solutions with a GPO. We partner with health systems and organizations like yours to drive value beyond cost savings, but also to enhance clinical outcomes, foster strategic supplier relationships and optimize your supply chain. As a Garter Top Healthcare Supply Chain honoree, we understand what it takes to effectively operate health care supply chains while maximizing value and performance to your bottom line.
GPO Model
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Primary GPO Provider
Primary GPOs help members realize savings. Members receive access to contract pricing negotiated by the GPO that would otherwise not be available.
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Dual/Secondary GPO Provider
Secondary GPO partners complement primary GPO contracts with greater savings in strategic priority areas.
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Advantus offers one of the industry’s only specialized contracts of physician preference items (PPI) and healthcare technology management (HTM) for GPO members.
Pricing
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Tiered Pricing
Many GPOs offer tiered pricing based on size and spend of the health system or organization. All members may not qualify for the deepest savings, based on size and spend.
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Competitive Pricing
Competitive pricing is a win-win for all members and leverages the purchasing power of the parent organization.
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Advantus offers competitive pricing to all members, no matter their size or spend.
Strategic Suppliers
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Diverse supplier model
Supply variability not only impacts cost but can compromise the safety of patients and health care workers.
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Competitive Pricing
We’ve vetted the best suppliers to bring our members value. Industry leaders, such as GE Healthcare, Medline, Medtronic and HHS, underpin our member contracts and are held accountable for member success.
Did you know?
Advantus leverages a “Costco model” for our GPO members, which streamlines our vendors and maximizes contract savings.
Customized Solutions
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One-size-fits all
One-size-fits all approach for GPO members.
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Modular solutions
Our flexible solutions leverage our full suite of services, including management, consulting and operations.
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As an end-to-end supply chain solutions company with a GPO, Advantus provides management, consulting, analytics, integrated logistics, distribution and more to members and clients.
Geographic Footprint
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Nationwide reach
Nationwide reach for members.
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Nationwide reach
We extend beyond the typical span of an aggregation group of our size and commit to bring innovation to the industry.
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Advantus’ current customer engagements span 46 states and 1700 sites of care and continues to grow.
Consulting & Management Solutions
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Sayers
Consulting solutions by businesspeople.
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Doers
Consulting and management solutions by healthcare and supply chain operators.
Did you know?
Advantus leaders have over a century of healthcare and supply chain experience. We’ve hired the industry’s best to lead and consult.
About Advantus Health Partners
Advantus Health Partners offers end-to-end supply chain solutions, including a Group Purchasing Organization (GPO). Leveraging a strategic sourcing model, Advantus provides health systems and facilities with innovative supply chain models that drive efficiency, cost reductions and value.